Tag: Slotervaart
Dutch Muslim MP Awarded ‘Homo-emancipation Prize’
May 16 2011
Ahmed Marcouch, and Amsterdam politician and MP, has been recognized for his role promoting gay rights in “making homosexuality a discussible subject...
Call for Islam classes in Amsterdam
Public elementary schools in Amsterdam’s Slotervaart district attended overwhelmingly by Muslim students face a great need for Islam classes. A study by the Vrije...
Dutch Diabetes Clinic Provides Ramadan Advice
A hospital in Amsterdam’s Slotervaart neighbourhood is offering counseling to diabetic residents who want to fast during Ramadan. Patients attend the clinic to seek...
Amsterdam Public Schools Will Not Give Islam Classes
Public schools in Amsterdam’s Slotervaart district will not offer Islam classes, Telegraaf reports. The classes were requested a year ago by district mayor Ahmed...
